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30.1.1
Confidence for single frequency points
SNR required for single frequency
Confidence
Rapid (mean) Standard (mean +2sd)
99%
10dB
4dB
99.9%
12dB
6dB
99.99%
16dB
10dB
Note:
Since diagnostic testing requires a high confidence of the OAE
response at a single frequency, the
standard
noise mode is
recommended.
30.1.2
Confidence for multiple frequency points
Screening tests acquire confidence that OAEs are present by testing
across multiple frequency points. As the chance of an individual point
passing is independent of other test points the probability of a given
number of passes amongst a number of tests points can be derived.
In addition to the selected Noise Mode and the SNR, the number of pass
frequencies required and the number of frequencies tested are needed to
determine the confidence level achieved. The four tables below detail this
data for the two types of noise mode and for 4 and 6 point test paradigms.
Rapid (mean) based SNR values for four test points
(e.g. 2-6kHz frequency range)
Minimum SNR required
Confidence
2 of 4 points
3 of 4 points
4 of 4 points
99%
7dB
5dB
2dB
99.9%
9dB
7dB
4dB
99.99%
11dB
9dB
7dB
Response detection
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